Valparaiso woman, 22, found dead; foul play suspected

Sean Forgus of Hebron (left) and Ash-B Bisping of Valparaiso comfort each other as police investigate the death of Forgus' sister, Shawnna Forgus, 22, who was found inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Valparaiso police officer Andy Taylor holds the police tape as a coroner's van backs up to the house where the body of Shawnna Forgus, 22, was found inside in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A light rain falls as police investigate where the body of Shawnna Forgus, 22, was found inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Sgt. Bill Young of the Porter County Sheriff's Department (left) and Trooper Tom Quinn of the Indiana State Police investigate where the body of Shawnna Forgus, 22, was found inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Friends and family of Shawnna Forgus, including her brother Sean Forgus (white sweatshirt), wait for coroner's officials to remove her body from inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Anthony Davis of Valparaiso (far right) comforts Ash-B Bisping, also of Valparaiso, after she arrived where police investigated the death of their friend Shawnna Forgus, 22, who was found inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. Also pictured are Mike Davis of Hammond, far left, and Valparaiso police officer Andy Taylor, second from left. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Police investigate before the coroner's van arrives where the body of Shawnna Forgus, 22, was found inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Ash-B Bisping of Valpraiso comforts Sean Forgus of Hebron (facing camera) while he grieves for his sister as the coroner's van arrives where the body of Shawnna Forgus, 22, was found inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Friends of Shawnna Forgus, 22, gather before her body is removed from inside a house in the 400 block of Courtney Street in Valparaiso, Ind. Tuesday February 21, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Shawnna Forgus of Valparaiso. | Provided Photo~Sun-Times Media ptmet

Police stand outside a home on Courtney St. in Valparaiso Tuesday afternoon Feb. 21, 2012. According to police the body of a 22 year-old female was found at the home just after 9am. Foul play is suspected in the death of the woman. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Valparaiso woman, 22, found dead; foul play suspected

VALPARAISO — Police suspect foul play and continue to investigate the death of a 22-year-old woman found, perhaps by one of her children, on Tuesday morning. Shawnna Marie Forgus, 22, suffered obvious head trauma, according to Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris, but a cause of … Read More